iFund: $100M for iPhone/iPod touch devs
One of the most surprising announcements from today's Apple shindig (at least to me) was the iFund from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. This $100 million fund will invest in companies, large or small, that want to develop innovative apps for both the iPhone and the iPod touch.The iFund will invest anywhere from $100,000 to $15 million in funds for iPhone development. Check out the FAQ for more details.
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One of the most surprising announcements from today's Apple shindig (at least to me) was the iFund from Kleiner Perkins Caufield &...
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KPCB said that they (apple and them) were planning on starting companies together......spinoff!?
March 06 2008 at 9:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyErica you have the best chance to get some of this bucks.
Or you keep on giving them to us for free!?
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To publish programs, pay $99 developer fee. Development is free.
March 06 2008 at 4:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCan I somehow leverage this to get them to give me the $99 to test out random demo code I find on the intern--I mean, that my Indie Dev Company, Macroy Productions, develops completely on its own?
March 06 2008 at 4:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou can test code all you want. The SDK is free.
March 06 2008 at 4:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe staff here at Macroy Productions wishes to run live demonstrations of possibly controversial NES emulation software to align our stratagems with our paradigm shifts on our roadmap to enterprise interoperability. On my iPhone. I mean...in its intended end-user environment.
March 06 2008 at 4:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGreat news, normally they don´t invest in companies under 50$ or even 100$ millions/year. Good to see some enthusiasm from those guys!
March 06 2008 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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